E.i. Dupont De Nemours and Company

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Michael Jordan Feldstein

Elazer Reuven Edelman

Garret D Figuly

Rinaldo Soria Schiffino

Surbhi Mahajan

Tarek Michael Shazly

Sujata K Bhatia

A method for medical treatment was developed in which microspheres with novel properties are administered in a mammal. The microspheres are made using a novel process that results in microspheres with new combined properties of high density, low fracture, high swell capacity, rapid swell, and deformability following swell. These microspheres may be administered for void filling, tissue bulking, non-vasculature occlusion, body fluid absorption, and delivery of medications.

Medical treatment applications of swellable and deformable microspheres

A method for embolization treatment was developed in which microspheres with novel properties are administered in a mammal. The microspheres are made using a novel process that results in microspheres with new combined properties of high density, low fracture, high swell capacity, rapid swell, and deformability following swell. These microspheres form occlusions with high durability, withstanding over 100 mm Hg (13.3 kPa) of pressure.

Process for embolization using swellable and deformable microspheres

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Michael Jordan Feldstein